Death Valley, known as the driest place in North America, is teeming with life with a rare blossoming of wildflowers known as a super bloom, transforming a normally brown desert landscape into carpets of gold. “This landscape that sometimes people think of as desolate or devoid of life is coming alive right now with this really beautiful palette of colors,” said park ranger Matthew Lamar. Death Valley also experienced a super bloom in 2024 after record-setting precipitation.